Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji

Ang 32

  1. ਹਉ ਹਉ ਕਰਤੀ ਜਗੁ ਫਿਰੀ ਨਾ ਧਨੁ ਸੰਪੈ ਨਾਲਿ ॥

    Engrossed in self-conceit, the entire world is wandering around in the love for Maya, without realizing that it doesn’t accompany anyone after death.

  2. ਅੰਧੀ ਨਾਮੁ ਨ ਚੇਤਈ ਸਭ ਬਾਧੀ ਜਮਕਾਲਿ ॥

    The spiritually blind world does not lovingly remember God’s Name, it remains in the fear of death as if it is bound by the demon of death.

  3. ਸਤਗੁਰਿ ਮਿਲਿਐ ਧਨੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮਾ ਰਿਦੈ ਸਮਾਲਿ ॥੩॥

    The wealth of God’s Name is received by meeting and following the true Guru’s teachings, and one keeps the Name of God enshrined in his heart.

  4. ਨਾਮਿ ਰਤੇ ਸੇ ਨਿਰਮਲੇ ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਸਹਜਿ ਸੁਭਾਇ ॥

    Those who are imbued with the love for God’s Name through the Guru’s word, their life becomes immaculate and they remain in spiritual poise.

  5. ਮਨੁ ਤਨੁ ਰਾਤਾ ਰੰਗ ਸਿਉ ਰਸਨਾ ਰਸਨ ਰਸਾਇ ॥

    Their mind and body are imbued with God's love, and their tongue savors the nectar of Naam. O’ Nanak, whom God has destined to be imbued with His love, their love for God never fades. ||4|| 14

  6. ਨਾਨਕ ਰੰਗੁ ਨ ਉਤਰੈ ਜੋ ਹਰਿ ਧੁਰਿ ਛੋਡਿਆ ਲਾਇ ॥੪॥੧੪॥੪੭॥

    O Nanak, that Primal Color which the Lord has applied, shall never fade away. ||4||14||47||

  7. ਸਿਰੀਰਾਗੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ॥

    Siree Raag, Third Guru:

  8. ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾ ਕਰੇ ਭਗਤਿ ਕੀਜੈ ਬਿਨੁ ਗੁਰ ਭਗਤਿ ਨ ਹੋਈ ॥

    If God bestows mercy through the Guru, only then one can devoutly worship God; there is no devotional worship without the Guru’s grace.

  9. ਆਪੈ ਆਪੁ ਮਿਲਾਏ ਬੂਝੈ ਤਾ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਹੋਵੈ ਸੋਈ ॥

    One who surrenders himself to the Guru and understands this secret, his life becomes immaculate.

  10. ਹਰਿ ਜੀਉ ਸਾਚਾ ਸਾਚੀ ਬਾਣੀ ਸਬਦਿ ਮਿਲਾਵਾ ਹੋਈ ॥੧॥

    God is eternal, the divine word of His praises is also eternal and union with Him can happen only through the Guru’s divine word.

  11. ਭਾਈ ਰੇ ਭਗਤਿਹੀਣੁ ਕਾਹੇ ਜਗਿ ਆਇਆ ॥

    O’ brother, one who remained bereft of God’s devotional worship, what for he came to this world?

  12. ਪੂਰੇ ਗੁਰ ਕੀ ਸੇਵ ਨ ਕੀਨੀ ਬਿਰਥਾ ਜਨਮੁ ਗਵਾਇਆ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

    One who did not follow the perfect Guru’s teachings and did not remember God, he spent his life in vain. ||1|| pause||

  13. ਆਪੇ ਜਗਜੀਵਨੁ ਸੁਖਦਾਤਾ ਆਪੇ ਬਖਸਿ ਮਿਲਾਏ ॥

    God Himself is the life of the World and the giver of peace, He Himself bestows mercy and unite human beings with Him.

  14. ਜੀਅ ਜੰਤ ਏ ਕਿਆ ਵੇਚਾਰੇ ਕਿਆ ਕੋ ਆਖਿ ਸੁਣਾਏ ॥

    Then what are these helpless beings and creatures? What can anyone say?

  15. ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਆਪੇ ਦੇਇ ਵਡਾਈ ਆਪੇ ਸੇਵ ਕਰਾਏ ॥੨॥

    God Himself bestows honor on some through the Guru, and enjoins them to His devotional worship.

  16. ਦੇਖਿ ਕੁਟੰਬੁ ਮੋਹਿ ਲੋਭਾਣਾ ਚਲਦਿਆ ਨਾਲਿ ਨ ਜਾਈ ॥

    Seeing one’s family, one gets lured and trapped by emotional attachment, but none accompanies him while departing this world.

  17. ਸਤਗੁਰੁ ਸੇਵਿ ਗੁਣ ਨਿਧਾਨੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਤਿਸ ਦੀ ਕੀਮ ਨ ਪਾਈ ॥

    It is impossible to estimate the worth of the person’s sublime spiritual state who by following the true Guru’s teachings, has realized God, the treasure of virtues.

  18. ਹਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਸਖਾ ਮੀਤੁ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਮੇਰਾ ਅੰਤੇ ਹੋਇ ਸਖਾਈ ॥੩॥

    My God becomes that person’s companion and friend and also becomes his supporter at the end.

  19. ਆਪਣੈ ਮਨਿ ਚਿਤਿ ਕਹੈ ਕਹਾਏ ਬਿਨੁ ਗੁਰ ਆਪੁ ਨ ਜਾਈ ॥

    One may think within his mind that I have no ego and may even make other’s to say it, but ego does not go away without the Guru’s teachings.

  20. ਹਰਿ ਜੀਉ ਦਾਤਾ ਭਗਤਿ ਵਛਲੁ ਹੈ ਕਰਿ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਮੰਨਿ ਵਸਾਈ ॥

    The benefactor God loves devotional worship, and bestowing mercy He Himself enshrines His devotional worship in the heart of people.

  21. ਨਾਨਕ ਸੋਭਾ ਸੁਰਤਿ ਦੇਇ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਆਪੇ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਦੇ ਵਡਿਆਈ ॥੪॥੧੫॥੪੮॥

    O’ Nanak, God Himself blesses one with consciousness for His worship and to sing His praises, and Himself blesses glory to the Guru’s followers. ||4|| 15

  22. ਸਿਰੀਰਾਗੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ॥

    Siree Raag, Third Guru:

  23. ਧਨੁ ਜਨਨੀ ਜਿਨਿ ਜਾਇਆ ਧੰਨੁ ਪਿਤਾ ਪਰਧਾਨੁ ॥ ਸਤਗੁਰੁ ਸੇਵਿ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਵਿਚਹੁ ਗਇਆ ਗੁਮਾਨੁ ॥

    Siree Raag, Third Guru: Blessed is the mother who gave birth to the Guru, and blessed also is his noble father. By following the teachings of such a true Guru, many have obtained inner peace and have shed their egotism from within.

  24. ਦਰਿ ਸੇਵਨਿ ਸੰਤ ਜਨ ਖੜੇ ਪਾਇਨਿ ਗੁਣੀ ਨਿਧਾਨੁ ॥੧॥

    The saintly people who stand before the Guru and carefully follow his teachings, they realize God, the treasure of all virtues.

  25. ਮੇਰੇ ਮਨ ਗੁਰ ਮੁਖਿ ਧਿਆਇ ਹਰਿ ਸੋਇ ॥

    O’ my mind, lovingly remember God by following the Guru’s teachings

  26. ਗੁਰ ਕਾ ਸਬਦੁ ਮਨਿ ਵਸੈ ਮਨੁ ਤਨੁ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਹੋਇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

    That person in whose mind is enshrined the Guru’s divine word, his mind and body becomes immaculate. ||1|| pause||

  27. ਕਰਿ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਘਰਿ ਆਇਆ ਆਪੇ ਮਿਲਿਆ ਆਇ ॥

    Bestowing mercy, God has manifested in my heart, as if He Himself has come to meet me.

  28. ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦੀ ਸਾਲਾਹੀਐ ਰੰਗੇ ਸਹਜਿ ਸੁਭਾਇ ॥

    We should sing God’s praises through the Guru’s divine word; one who does, God imbues him with His love and spiritual poise.

  29. ਸਚੈ ਸਚਿ ਸਮਾਇਆ ਮਿਲਿ ਰਹੈ ਨ ਵਿਛੁੜਿ ਜਾਇ ॥੨॥

    A righteous person remains merged in the eternal God, he always remains united with God’s Name and is never separated from Him.

  30. ਜੋ ਕਿਛੁ ਕਰਣਾ ਸੁ ਕਰਿ ਰਹਿਆ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਕਰਣਾ ਜਾਇ ॥

    God is doing whatever He wishes to do and nothing else can be done.

  31. ਚਿਰੀ ਵਿਛੁੰਨੇ ਮੇਲਿਅਨੁ ਸਤਗੁਰ ਪੰਨੈ ਪਾਇ ॥

    Those who were separated from Him for long, God has united them with Himself by uniting them with the true Guru’s teachings.

  32. ਆਪੇ ਕਾਰ ਕਰਾਇਸੀ ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਕਰਣਾ ਜਾਇ ॥੩॥

    In the future also God Himself would make people to follow the Guru’s teachings and remember God and nothing else can be done.

  33. ਮਨੁ ਤਨੁ ਰਤਾ ਰੰਗ ਸਿਉ ਹਉਮੈ ਤਜਿ ਵਿਕਾਰ ॥

    Shedding ego and evil thoughts, one’s body and mind is imbued with God’s love.

  34. ਅਹਿਨਿਸਿ ਹਿਰਦੈ ਰਵਿ ਰਹੈ ਨਿਰਭਉ ਨਾਮੁ ਨਿਰੰਕਾਰ ॥

    The formless and fear free God’s Name always remains enshrined in his heart.

  35. ਨਾਨਕ ਆਪਿ ਮਿਲਾਇਅਨੁ ਪੂਰੈ ਸਬਦਿ ਅਪਾਰ ॥੪॥੧੬॥੪੯॥

    O’ Nanak, the all pervading infinite God has united people with Himself through the Guru’s divine word. ||4|| 16

  36. ਸਿਰੀਰਾਗੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ॥

    Siree Raag, Third Guru:

  37. ਗੋਵਿਦੁ ਗੁਣੀ ਨਿਧਾਨੁ ਹੈ ਅੰਤੁ ਨ ਪਾਇਆ ਜਾਇ ॥

    Siree Raag, Third Guru: God of the Universe is the treasure of virtues; the limits of His virtues cannot be known.

  38. ਕਥਨੀ ਬਦਨੀ ਨ ਪਾਈਐ ਹਉਮੈ ਵਿਚਹੁ ਜਾਇ ॥

    God can be realized only by dispelling ego from within and not by mere prattle.